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Finland

EU’s top court upholds the protection of Finnish wolves

Europe’s top court has upheld the strict protection that EU law offers to wolves and other species in a judgment published on Thursday.

10/10/2019

Europe Decoded

Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube

Facebook ruling that could affect feeds around the globe | #TheCube

04/10/2019

Spain

Euroviews. Spain’s assault on the European Parliament’s integrity sets a dangerous precedent ǀ View

The Committee on Legal Affairs of the European Parliament decided on 3 September to submit observations to the European Court of Justice on the case of the jailed MEP from Catalonia, Oriol Junqueras. [...] The importance of the Court’s decision cannot be underestimated.

01/10/2019

World News

Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline takes EU to court

Russia-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline took the EU to court over "unfair legislation" meant to stall the project.

26/07/2019

Europe News

The Brief: data privacy vs surveillance transatlantic clash

"The whole case is about NSA surveillance. If you share data with one of the big tech companies like Facebook or Google, they have to forward that information to the US security services in a way that is oftentimes described as mass surveillance," Austrian lawyer Max Schrems tells Euronews.

08/07/2019

Europe News

Poland law reforms 'break EU law' says European Court

Poland’s government pushed through reforms that rights groups said gave it more control over courts.

24/06/2019

Germany

Europe's top court rules that German toll proposal is discriminatory

Under the planned toll, those driving on German motorways would have been charged an annual fee of up to 130 euros, but those with cars registered in Germany would have been given a corresponding reduction in motor vehicle tax.

18/06/2019

France

Le Pen to reimburse €300,000 to European Parliament, court confirms

The European Court of Justice confirmed French far-right leader Marine Le Pen would have to reimburse €300,000 to the European Parliament on the ground that she did not prove the effectiveness of her parliamentary assistant’s work.

23/05/2019

World News

European Court says all companies must record employees' working hours

The European Court of Justice has ruled that companies operating in EU member states must set up a system to record the working times of their staff

15/05/2019

World News

All companies must record employees' working hours, EU court rules

Companies operating in the EU are legally obliged to set up a system to record the working time of their staff members, the European Court of Justice has ruled.

15/05/2019

Europe News

Meet the politicians crossing borders to take part in EU elections

In this edition we look at the wannabe MEPs who are standing for office in a foreign country. Greek former finance minister Yannis Varoufakis is campaigning in Germany, while Michel Barnier's son, Nicolas, is standing across the border from France in neighbouring Belgium.

15/05/2019

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

07/03/2019

France

Animals killed without being stunned cannot carry organic label: ECJ

Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday that meat from animals slaughtered under religious rites without being stunned first cannot be labelled organic.

27/02/2019

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels

Worries grow of another arms race as Russia removes itself from the INF treaty.

07/02/2019

World News

ECJ tells UK to respect all EU rules until Brexit, including on asylum

The principle of the first country of entry remains, the Luxembourg-based judges ruled

23/01/2019

Romania

Romania's Dragnea files lawsuit against Brussels after fraud claims

Romania’s most powerful politician has filed a lawsuit against Brussels after claims of corruption involving EU funds.

09/01/2019

World

President Duda sends several Supreme Court judges back to the bench

The Polish government has reinstated a group of Supreme Court judges who had previously been forced into early retirement.

18/12/2018

Germany

German coach travel border checks are illegal, ECJ rules

The European Court of Justice rules German coach travel border checks are illegal and in contravention of the Schengen Agreement.

13/12/2018

United Kingdom

UK can unilaterally stop Brexit process, EU court rules

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the UK can unilaterally end the Brexit process.

10/12/2018

World News

Euroviews. Guy Verhofstadt: Europe à la carte is not on the menu | View

Sooner rather than later [...] the EU must be able to prevent and correct breaches of Union values. We should create the powers to apply sanctions – if necessary including financial sanctions - that can act as effective deterrence.

29/11/2018